Technical Standards

Assignment Overview

Technical standards are important to ensure that all development staff utilize the same technologies for consistency, maintenance, and support. You will need to define the specific hardware, software, network and more and include a rationale for your decision.

In this assignment, you will complete SDP Section 6, Technical Standards, which is intended to provide developers a high-level view of technologies to create a network stack diagram, define the cloud environment, programming language, database, and more.

Assignment Instructions

Use the Software Development Plan (SDP) Template [DOCX]Download Software Development Plan (SDP) Template [DOCX] to complete Section 6, Technical Standards.

Technical standards are important to ensure that all development staff utilize the same technologies for consistency, maintenance, and support. By ensuring that all individuals follow a specific set of standards, development processes can be efficiently completed by many different individuals rather than depend on a few. You may find it helpful to define your project in AI, provide the parameters that you have selected already for it to give you suggestions of what technologies would make sense in your stack.

In this assignment you will complete SDP Section 6, Technical Standards, which is intended to provide developers a high-level view of technologies to be used.

For this assignment, complete the following:

• Describe the software solution.
• Describe the hardware solution.
• Describe the network solution.

Consider your company requirements and address the items below in Section 6 of the SDP document:

• 6.1 - Network Stack Diagram.
  • Create a network stack diagram showing where each technical operation is performed.
• 6.2 - Cloud Environment.
  • Select Azure or AWS, and justify it.
• 6.3 - Programming Languages.
  • Select your programming language, and justify it.
• 6.4 - Servers.
  • Describe the various types of servers that are appropriate for integration with the identified applications.
• 6.5 - Databases.
  • Select your database type, and justify it.
• 6.6 - Development Workstations.
  • Define the development workstation minimum requirements needed for the software development tool and development database. Research what the manufacturer requires, paste their requirements, and provide the reference URL.
• 6.7 - Development Software.
  • Identify the development and support tools needed for software development that both address identified technical challenges and interoperate with them.

Refer to the Technical Standards Rubric to ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.

Submission Requirements

• Deliverables: Submit the SDP with Section 6 completed.
• Writing: Write with few spelling, grammatical, or mechanical errors.
• Number of Sources: Include at least three references from articles, books, or websites to substantiate your recommendation.
• Reference Format: Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for resources and citations. Refer to Evidence and APA for guidance.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 3: Evaluate user interface designs for usability and effective interaction across many demographics including culture, gender, and age.
  • Describe the software solution.
  • Describe the hardware solution.
  • Describe the network solution.
• Competency 6: Communicate effectively using professional standards embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Communicate according to assigned requirements for format and clarity.